Savings bank



Jan. 3, 1928. v 1,655,390

I A. R. MARTINE I SAVINGS BANK Filed Sept. 27. 1922 Patented Jan. 3,1928].

ALVIN 1B,. MARTINI], F CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR To A. n. MARTINEcommmr,

INQ, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ACORPORA'I'ION 'OF DELAWARE.

SAVINGS BANK.

' Application filed September 27,1922. Serial No. 590,778.

The present invention relates to a, coin container or safe which is moreparticularly adapted to be embodied in a construction that is portableand may be made in such 6 size that it may be handily carried in thepocket of a user wherein coins of a given denomination may from time totime be deposited by the user.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a safe in' which thecoin shall be visible, but which shall be so arrangedthat in a givensize of pocket safe, which size will be convenient to be inserted in thepocket of the user, a maximum number of coins of a given denominationmay be inserted.

Reference should be had to the accompanying drawings forming apart ofthe specification, in which Fig. 1 is a perspec- 2 tiveview showing aconstruction of safe embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional elevation of the showing in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a transversesectional el e vation of the showing in Fig". 1; Fig. 4 is a top planview of a portion of the ocket safe construction; Fig. 5 is an elevationof the end in which coins may be inserted.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a body portion which may be madeup in any desired manner, but will consist of a top face 2, a bottomface 3, and side portions 4 and 5. This body portion may be made up outof a single piece of metal, or it may be made up of a plurality ofpieces of metal. In whatwe will term the top surface 2 there willpreferably be provided a plurality of slots 6 which extendlongitudinally, and there will be as many slots as there will be rows ofcoins, all of which will be later explained. On the reverse side or uponthe face 3 of the safe .there will be also a plurality of openings, withthe opening explained.

(lo-operating with the body 1 is a structureby which the interior of thesafe is divided into three compartments, so that there is a partitionmember which extends longitudinally of the body portion 1, and beneaththe thin strip of metal between the adacent opening 6, which bodyportions may be indicated at A, B and C. These compartments may beformed in a variety of Ways, but in the present construction I haveshown 6 which has before been a preferred form which'consiststinprovidwhich will directly align In the form as shown the tray consistsof a member 8 which has two portions 8 and 8 which lie in the samegeneral plane, and arectangular raised'portion which is indicated at 8.The port ons 8 and 8 will slide upon the inside of the side member 3.while the portion 8 will slide upon the inside of the side member 2, andthe portion 8 lying between the portions 8 and 8 will cooperate with thecentral slot '6, and the slot in the member 3 which is directly belowit, and the same will be true with respectto the parts 8 and 8*. l

The portion 8 will be formed with a slot 9 while the portions 8 and 8will also be formed with a slot 10 and 11 respectively, so that when theslide member thus described is assembled with respect to the.

member 1 the various slots which are in alignment will provide acomplete view through the bank, and when the coins are inserted in thebank the coins will be visible within the bank when. viewing the samefrom either the side member 2 or theside. member 3.

It will also be apparent that upon the inserticn of the slide member thechambers A, B and are defined by the upstanding walls which are at theedges of the portions 8, 8 and 8, so that the chambers A and C may besaid to be on one side of the safe, while the chamber B is on the otherside of the safe.

Secured to the member 8 is a slanting member 12, and a similar member12' is secured to the member 8", and a third similar member 12 issecured to the member 8, but it slants in a direction at an angle withrespect to the members 12 and 12. These members are provided in order tocause coins which are inserted, as will be later explaine'd, to assume adiagonal position within the respective chambers A, B and C.

At the end -of the sliding member there is a head 13 which is securedthereto, and

it is provided with spring members 14 and 15, and there is also asimilar spring member 16 on the opposite side which are adapted to becompressed when the sliding memher is inserted within the body portion 1and then released so that they occupy the slots 17 and 18 invthe sidemember 2 of the body portion, and the spring member 16 occupies asimilar slot. in the side member.

Adjacent each of these springs 14, and 16, there is an opening such asshown at 19 of Fig. 1, through which a suitable tool may be inserted todepress the springs so that the slidable member may be withdrawn fromthe body member 1.

like detent 22 which co-operates with each 'instances the coins in a ofthe openings 21 so as to prevent the dropping outof coins which haveonce been inserted through the slot 21.

The compartments will be formed of a width and depth to accommodate aseries of coins of a given denomination. That is to say, the slots maybe of a width to accommodate dimes or nickels or any other predeterminedcoin. The height or depth, as it may be termed, of each compartment,will be such as to permit the overlapping of a plurality of coins whenthey are ina diagonal position within the compartment. For instance, asshown in Fig. 2, the coin 23 when inserted through the slot 21, willdrop'to the bottom of its compartment, and will engage with the member-12 and assume a diagonal position, such as shown, and subsequent coinswhich are inserted through the slot 21 will pile up in the fashion shownin Fig. 2. Coins may be continually inserted all of which will assumethe diagonal position until the compartment is entirely filled. up.

It will be seen that coins'which are inserted in the compartments A andC will occupy relatively similar diagonal positions, while coins thatare inserted in the compartment B will occupy an opposite diagonalrelation. But in all will occupy diagonal position, and each coin willbe overlapping with respectto the coin or coins which are adjacentto it.This feature of construction permits a relatively large number ofcoins'tobe inserted in a given compartment so that abank ofcomparatively small dimensions will be able to. accommodate acomparatively large number of coins.

I am aware that there are at present on the market certain pocketsavings banks in with respect to a compartment what might .be termedgiven compartment which the coins which are inserted in a givencompartment of the safe touch edge to edge, and therefore the number ofcoins which may be inserted in such a compartment is relatively small,but in the present construction by having a pocket safe of the samelength but a little greater in thickness, it is possible to greatlyincrease the number of coins which may be inserted within a compartmentof the safe.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. A savings bank containercomprising an outer body portion having an opening at one end andprovided with a transverse slot near the open end, a slidable memberwhich is adapted to be inserted within said body portion, a resilientinclined member secured at one end to the base of the slidable memherand provided with a laterally extending lug at the opposite end thereof,a cover member secured to the slidable member and adapted to enclose theopen end of the body member, the lug on the resilient inclined memberadapted to engage the transverse slot in the body portion and tosecurely lock said body portion and slidable member to-' gether when inclosed position.

2. A savings bank container comprising an outer body portion having anopening at one end, a slidable member adapted to be inserted within saidbody portion, a cover member secured to one end of said slidable memberand adapted to enclose the opening in the body portion, resilient meanscarried by the slidable member for locking said member with respect tothe body portion, and means for receiving a coin, provided in the bodyportion opposite the open end thereof.

3. A savings bank container comprising an outer body portion having anopening at one end, a slidable member adapted to be inserted within saidbody portion comprising a plate bent to form a series of ompartmentsextending the entire lengg: of thecontainer and further arranged s thatthe base of the central compartment erkages the body portion on theopposite side to the base of the outer compartments, each compartmenthaving a width corresponding to the diameter of the desiredcoin to bedeposited, a cover member secured to one end of said slidablemember andadapted to enclose the opening in the body portion, means carried by theslidable member for locking said member with respect to the bodyportion, and separate means communicating with each compartment forreceiving coins.

4. A savings bank container comprising an outer body portion having anopening at one end and provided with a transverse slot near the openend,,a slidable member which is adapted to be inserted within said bodyportion and provided with independent compartments, a resilient inclinedmember for each compartment secured at the lower end to the base-of theslidable member and pro- I I vided with a lug at the opposite endthereof;

and adapted toen'close the open end of the 0 y member, and a lug on theresilient inclined member adapted to engage the trans-1 verse slot inthe body portion and to se curelylock said body portion and slidablemember together inelosed position.

5. A savings, bank container comprising an outer body portion having anopening at bothends, slots in the broad surfaces thereof anddiametrically opposite, transverse slots atone end of said ha y portion,a slidable member comprising a plate bentto form a series ofc'omparments extending the entire length of the body portion when inclosed posit-ion, slots in-the base portion of the sliding membercorresponding and registering with the slots in the body portion, a;cover member secured to one end of the slldable member and adapted toclose an opening in the body portion, a resilient inclined membersecured at the lower end of the base of each compartment of the slidablemember and provided with 9. lug at the opposite end thereof, said lugadapted to engage the transverse slots in the body portion when inclosed position, means for disengaging the which when associated. withlug from the transverse slots, at coverfor the opposite end of the bodyportion provided with slots communicating with each compartment topermit the reception of coms, and a spring member secured to the underside of said cover extending over the p'artments.

6. A savings bank container comprising a body portion, a slidable memberwhich is adapted to be inserted within said body portion said slidablemember having means the body portion provide, a plurality of separatecompartslots to maintain the coins within the comments, each compartmenthaving an opening adjacent one end through which'coins may be inserted,said slidable member being pro vided with slanting -membrs adjacent theend thereof oppo'zite that into which the coins are inserted there beingone slanting member associated with each compartment when the slidingmemberiand'body portion are assembled each of said compartments being ofa'width substantially the same as the diameter of a 'particular coin andeach compartment being of a transverse dimension which is greaterthanthe thickness of a coin whereby the coins may assume a diagonaloverlapplng position wlthin the said compartments. J

In testimony whereof, I hereunto afiix my signature.

ALVIN Rr MARTINE.

